can·zo·ne (k n-z  n , känt-sn )n. pl. can·zo·nes (-n z, -n z) or can·zo·ni (-n) 1. A medieval Italian or Provençal lyric of varying stanzaic form, usually with a concluding envoy. 2. A polyphonic song evolving from this form of poetry and resembling the madrigal in style. [Italian, from Latin canti , cantin-, song, from cantus, past particple of canere, to sing; see kan- in Indo-European roots.] |
canzone [kænˈzəʊnɪ]
n pl -ni [-nɪ]
1. (Literature / Poetry) a Provençal or Italian lyric, often in praise of love or beauty
2. (Music, other)
a. a song, usually of a lyrical nature
b. (in 16th-century choral music) a polyphonic song from which the madrigal developed
[from Italian: song, from Latin cantiō, from canere to sing]
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